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I.
Technical Project Reviews
A.
Presentation of Proposed
Development, “Breeze on the River,”
128 NW South River Drive
– Ms.
Ashley Chase, MRC Assistant Managing Director, noted “Breeze on the
River” representatives had not contacted MRC staff prior to the UIWG
meeting. Mr. Brett Bibeau,
MRC Managing Director, added the proposed development is on the upland
side of
NW South River Drive
, and doesn’t have any
property directly on the riverfront.
II.
Planning Studies/Presentations
A.
Status of the
Miami River
Corridor Multi-Modal Transportation Plan – Mr. Bibeau, stated he had spoken to Mr. David Henderson, Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO), who requested that the Study Advisory
Committee meeting previously scheduled on November to review the draft Miami
River Corridor Multi-Modal Transportation Plan was deferred by the
MPO to the UIWG’s December 15 meeting, 10 am, 1407 NW 7 ST. Mr.
Jim Murley stated Dr. Fran Bohnsack, Miami River Marine Group, submitted
written recommendations for the Plan, which the UIWG endorsed in
October. Mr. Murley directed
MRC staff to include the MRMG written recommendations in the MRC
November mail out. Mr.
Bibeau mentioned he had scheduled a meeting with Mr. Henderson and Mr.
Kyle, Kimley-Horn, in the MRC office, 1407 NW 7 ST, November 28, 1:30,
and invited Mr. Murley and Dr. Bohnsack to attend.
Mr.
Bibeau provided the MPO’s 2007 “Transportation Improvement
Program,”, and stated he was pulling all River related appropriations
to be listed in the plan.
B.
Status of the “MIC Associated Development” Planning Process –
Ms.
Helen Brown
, Miami-Dade County, noted Mr. Subrata Basu, Assistant Director of
Planning for Miami-Dade County, was unable to attend today’s meeting
due to a conflict in his schedule. Ms.
Brown and Ms. Chase agreed to invite Mr. Basu to the December 15 UIWG
meeting to provide an update regarding the creation of development
guidelines and criteria for the “MIC associated development” area.
Mr.
Bibeau suggested that Mr. Basu also provide an update regarding
Miami-Dade
County
’s recent resolution directing the Planning Department to provide the
Board of County Commissioners with a “Work Plan” for a public
process leading to a potential major amendment to the Miami-Dade County
Comprehensive Master Plan. Ms.
Brown stated she would forward this recommendation to Mr. Basu as well.
Mr.
Bibeau noted he had spoken to Mr.
Gary Donn
, Florida Department of Transportation, whom had expressed an interest
in launching a planning process in partnership with
Miami
Dade
County
and the MRC to create the recommended development guidelines and
criteria for the “MIC associated development” area.
Mr. Bibeau noted Mr. Donn indicated he has seen Odebrecht’s
virtual conceptual tour of the “Marine Service Area” and “MIC
Associated Development” areas in the “
Upper River.
”, and supports the concepts. Mr.
Bibeau added Mr. Donn had mentioned that the
Palmer
Lake
property in the
Upper
River
had been sold. Mr. Bibeau noted
Palmer
Lake
is directly across NW 25 ST from the MIC’s central bus depot,
metro-rail and Amtrak stations, therefore is an ideal location for
including the recommended water taxi / water bus stop.
III.
New Business
The
following items were addressed/discussed:
- Ms.
Chase noted the City of
Miami
is hosting a “
Miami
21” public workshop on
November 30, 2006
,
7 pm
, City Hall, during a regularly scheduled Planning Advisory Board
meeting. Ms. Chase noted she would continue to reach out to Ms.
Luciana Gonzalez, City of Miami Planning Department, to obtain a
Miami
21 schedule of future meetings/presentations, so that the MRC may
formulate an advisory recommendation in a timely fashion.
- MRC
staff provided copies of the most recent update to the “
Miami
21” website, “Miami 21 Building Uses.” The UIWG noted D1
should consist of liberal, mixed-uses, while riverfront D2 parcels
should be more focused on water dependent and water related marine
industrial uses, rather than allowing non-water dependent uses by
right, such as adult entertainment establishments, etc. Mr. Murley
recommended that the
Miami
21 consultants create a D3, or strictly waterfront industrial use
category. The UIWG agreed to continue recommending the creation of a
separate riverfront district to differentiate the unique set of
conditions on riverfront parcels rather than land locked parcels,
including but not limited to increase riverfront (“rear”)
setbacks, requiring publicly accessible riverwalks on all parcels
except marine industrial and low density residential, etc.
The
UIWG confirmed its next meeting for December 15, 2006, 10 am, New Board
Room, 1407 NW 7 ST.
The
meeting adjourned.
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